Question

Carl conducted an experiment to determine if the there is a difference in mean body temperature between men and women. He found that the mean body temperature for men in the sample was 91.1 with a population standard deviation of 0.52 and the mean body temperature for women in the sample was 97.6 with a population standard deviation of 0.45. Assuming the population of body temperatures for men and women is normally distributed, calculate the 98% confidence interval and the margin of error for the mean body temperature for both men and women.

Answer 1

Using complete sentences, explain what these confidence intervals mean in the context of the problem.